Cigarette ashtray and holder



May 2, 1939.

' H. P. RYAN 2,156,738

CIGARETTE ASHTRAY AND HOLDER Filed July 15 195 1 w IIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHII r ;mmmnmmmmmmlmnnmmw F\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'\\\\\\\\\\\\\ I -IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIII/Il/IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII HERBERT PAUL RYAN INVENTOR ATTORNEY5 Patented May 2, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE I CIGARETTE ASSETZANDHOLDEB ...;Zf..":;..'..;f.';;f;f...?. 4 Claims. (01. 131-51) The present invention pertains to holding devices and receivers adapted for embodiment in tobacco users appliances and more particularly to such devices for holding cigarettes and the ashes from the same.

-As is well known, the general design of cigarette ash trays provides for the support of the cigarette or cigar in extensions from the side of the tray and, often times, when the cigarette or cigar is placed in these supports, the burning I cigarette or cigar. continues to smoulder and eventually drops from its supporting means causing damage or fire.

The primary object of the present invention is,

therefore, to provide an ash tray or receptacle having means thereon for holding the cigarette in the receiver.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a detachable guard whereby the cigarette is caused to be deposited into the ash receiving receptacle.

Other objects of the invention will more readily appear from an understanding of the following description and accompanying drawing illustrating an embodiment of the invention and the invention will be more specifically set forth in the accompanying claims.

Referring to the drawing: Fig. 1 is a side elevation partly in section illustrating the invention in combination with an ash receiving receptacle;

Fig. 2 is a top-*pla i view partly in section and taken substantially ori'line' 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the detachable 36 guard; and

Fig. 4 is a sectional view of the spring holding means and illustrating a cigarette supported therein.

Referring to the'drawing for a more detailed 0 description thereof, the numeral i represents an ash receiving receptacle, the upper edge 2 of which is rolled to form a beaded reinforcement around the periphery thereof. Thebottom portion 3 of the receptacle is substantially flat to aid in maintaining the receptacle in an upright position. A recess 4 is provided in the bottom portion 3 for receiving a weighted member 5 which member is secured to the lower end of the shaft 6, said weight tending to return the receptacle to an upright position should the same become tilted. The receptacle l is secured to the lower end of shaft 6 by passing said shaft through an orifice 4' and clamping thesame against the raised portion of the recess 4 by a It nut or the like I.

In the upper end of the shaft 6 there is a collar 8 supported on the'shoulder 9 and having in spaced relation a plurality of openings Ill. The resilient supporting means l2 for holding the cigarette I3 has one end ll attached to the receptacle I within spaced openings l5, and the opposite end ll supported within the openings ill of the collar 8. As clearly illustrated in Fig. 2 of the drawing, a pair of resilient supporting means l2, consisting of closely wound, flexible springs, are secured to the collar 8 and receptacle I and suitably spaced for supporting a cigarette therebetween. It is, of course, to be understood that .a plurality of pairs of resilient means may be attached in the manner above described. The pairs of resilient means l2 when properly spaced provide substantially wedged shaped openings Iii? f0); gripping and holding a cigarette or the For presenting a finished appearance to the upper end of the shaft 6. a guard plate IT-suitably shaped is positioned on the upper end of said shaft above the collar l0 and is held in place thereon by means of the knurled nut l8, it being understood that the upper end of the shaft is suitably threaded for receiving said nut. A conical shaped shield i9 is also positioned over the lower end of the shaft 6 which shield serves to form an enclosure means for the lower end of said shaft, nut I, and recessed portion 4.

Positioned between each pair of the resilient supporting means I2 is a detachable guard 20 iilustrated in perspective in Fig. 3 of the drawing,- andit will be noted that said guard is secured on the beaded edge 2 of the receptacle by a pair of spring supported legs 2| and 22, which engage the inner portion of said receptacle, and an intermediate leg 23, which grips the outer portion of the receptacle. It is understood that, if desired, a guard 20 may be positioned between each pair of the resilient supporting means and secured'to the receptacle in the manner above described. The portion 24 of the guard 20 is flared upwardly andoutwardly from the edge 2 of the ent that there is provided an attachment for ash receiving receptacles which will eifectively form a support and receiving means for a cigar, cigarette, or the like.- The positioning of the cigarette between the resilient supporting means will assure the eventual deposit of the cigarette within the receptacle, thereby minimizing the liability for fire or other damage.

It is understood that this improvement is capable of extended application and is not confined to the exact showing of the drawing nor to the precise construction described and, there-'- iore,such changes and modifications may be made therein as do not aflect the spirit oi the invention nor exceed the scope thereof as expressed in the appended claims.

What is claimed as new is:

1. A device of the character-described, com

prising, in combination, a substantially semispherical ash receiving receptacle having a beaded 'edge thereon, a shaft extending vertically from said receptacle, means for attaching one end of said shaft to said receptacle, a plurality of pairs of resilient members having one end attached to the beaded edge of said receptacle and the other end to a collar mounted in the-upper end of said shaft, and guard member supported on said receptacle adjacent one of said resilient members.

2. A device of the character described, comprising, in combination, an ash receiving receptacle having a recess in the bottom portion thereof, a weighted member mounted within said recess, a shaft extending vertically from said receptacle and having one end attached thereto above the weighted member, a collar supported of one of said resilient s eaves on the opposite end of said shalt and having a plurality of perforations, a plurality of pairs of resilient members each having one end thereof attached to said collar and the other end thereof connected to said receptacle, and a guard member supported on said receptacle adjacent the place of connection of one of said resilient members.

3. A smokers accessory comprising a cup-like receptacle, a substantially upright standard mounted within said receptacle and partially extending therefrom, a collar mounted on said standard near the free end thereof, a plurality of helicallycoiled essentially resilient members,

, each attached at one end thereof to said collar,

radially extending toward and attached to pcripheral parts of said receptacle, and at least one guard member on the periphery of said receptacle adjacent the'place of attachment thereto members.

4. A smokers accessory comprising a cup-like receptacle, a substantially upright standard mounted within said receptacle and partially extending therefrom, a collar mounted on said standard near the free end thereof, a plurality of pairs of spaced helically coiled essentially resilient members, each attached at one end thereof to said collar, radially extending toward and attached to peripheral parts of said receptacle, and at least one guard member, engageable with and mounted on said peripheral parts of said receptacle .near the place of attachment thereto of one of said resilient members.

rmmana'r PAUL RYAN. 

